node-gchat.js

var xmpp = require('node-xmpp'),
    secret = require('./secret'),
    util = require('util');
    
var creds = {
    jid: 'bengoering@gmail.com',
    password: secret.pw, //string
};

var GChat = function(creds) {
    var self = this,
        c = this.client = new xmpp.Client(creds);
    
    c.on('online', function() {
        c.send(new xmpp.Element('presence'));
    });
    
    c.on('stanza', function(stanza) {
        //util.log('IN: '+stanza.name);
        if (stanza.is('presence')) c.emit('presence', stanza);
        else if (stanza.is('message')) c.emit('message', stanza);
    });
    
    c.on('presence', function(p) {
        var show = p.getChild('show');
        
        util.print('Friend: '+p.attrs.from);
        
        if (show) util.print(' ('+show.getText()+')');
        util.print('\n');
    });
    
    c.on('message', function(msg) {
        var from = msg.attrs.from,
            body = msg.getChild('body'),
            text = body ? body.getText() : '';
            
        util.print('\nNew message from: '+from+'\n');
        util.print('\t'+text+'\n');
    });
};

var gc = new GChat(creds);